COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINERAL PROCESSING AND MINERAL ENRICHMENT LABORATORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 3021 MINERAL PROCESSING AND MINERAL ENRICHMENT LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 4

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

KAMIL BOSTANCI

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

To teach the beneficiation methods based on chemical and physico-chemical processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the aim and importance of chemical and physicochemical processes
2   Know the basic mechanism of flotation
3   Know the flotation machines, reagents and circuits
4   Know the leaching technology
5   Apply the flotation and leaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance and historical development of flotation
2 Chemical bonds and phases in flotation
3 Surface tension and zeta potential
4 Flotation and other physicochemical processes (dispersion, flocculation and coagulation)
5 Flotation process and conventional flotation machines and circuits
6 Flotation reagents
7 Midterm exam
8 Flotation of sulfur minerals
9 Flotation of oxide minerals
10 Hydrodynamic effects in flotation and other flotation machines (Column, Jameson and jet flotation)
11 Flowsheet of flotation
12 Basic concepts in chemical enrichment and solution (leaching) processes and technology
13 Recovery of metals from solution
14 Industrial applications and environmental impacts related to the leaching process

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s ):
Atak, S. (1990). Flotasyon Ilkeleri ve Uygulaması,. Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Vakfı, Kitap Yayın No:34, Istanbul.

Supplementary Book(s):
Fuerstenau, M.C. (1976). Flotation, vol: I and II, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York.
Gaudin, A.M., (1978). Flotation, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York
Leja, J., (1983). Surface Chemistry, Chemistry of Froth Flotation, PLENUM PRESS, New York
Somasundaran, P., (1986). Advances in Mineral Processing, SME, Littleton Rao, S.R. (Revised Edition), (2004). Surface Chemistry of Froth Flotation, First Edition by Leja, J., vol:1-2, Second Edition, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York
Habashi, F., Principle of Extractive Metallurgy. Vol:1-2-3-4, Gordon & Breach Sci. Pub. Weiss, N.L. (editor-in-Chief), (1985). SME Mineral Processing Handbook, New York Marsden, J. & Hause, I., (1992). The Chemistry of Gold Extraction, Ellis Horwood Limited.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecturer of the course tries to give a technical skill about mining by straight narrative techniques and applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %50: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Ece Kılınç-Aksay
ece.kilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lab Preparation 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing the laboratory notebook 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.5111